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- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
will lead to probing for innovative alternatives. In some cases it may be the distribution system; in others it may be a technical solution. Or perhaps you need to redefine the problem altogether. One of the things our working group has... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
toward entrepreneurship. Venture capital has been driven from the start by the pull of outsized returns through a skewed distribution of payoffs—a faith in low-probability but substantial financial rewards that rarely materialize. Whether... View Details
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
accountability by analyzing how the implementation of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in North Carolina affected principal mobility across North Carolina schools and how it reshaped the distribution of high-performing principals across low-... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
value-added products like yogurt. The entry of large multi-brand retailers like Walmart and Carrefour in the Indian market threatens to squeeze Amul's margins and undermine its low-cost distribution network. India's large young rural... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
followers that they are in charge and know what they are talking about, thus have some knowledge about the pandemic. In practice this means that leadership during this pandemic crisis is distributed and shared between more... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
Wien In 1945, the United States was clearly the world’s leader militarily, economically, and politically. Its universities were preeminent, and its cultural life was enriched by the migration of Europeans during the previous decade. This position of leadership lasted... View Details
Keywords: Byron Wien; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
could a small brand compete against a company that had captured the hearts and minds of consumers? Which brand-positioning concept should Paez choose to best capture consumers' attention and interest and compete against TOMS? How would the choice of positioning affect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
treatment with a simulation of paying U.S. federal taxes. Allowing taxpayers to signal their preferences on the distribution of government spending results in a 15% reduction in the stated take-up rate of a questionable tax loophole.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
strategy to educate the marketplace and pursue new distribution channels. Increased investor interest in environmental issues-and an ever growing number of corporate environmental rankings-led to a proliferation of competitors to Trucost,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
identify ways to improve its production processes. Retailers, too, must recognize that to excel at execution, they must empower their people, including in their stores and distribution centers. A few years ago, we visited a Toyota factory... View Details
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
product according to how valuable it is to the customer. "The case also proved useful in dealing with other complex issues related to distribution and market segmentation, two very important issues in marketing," Shapiro... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
related to distribution and market segmentation, two very important issues in marketing,” Shapiro continues. “The Cumberland case is timely because the situation and the product are easy to understand, but the decisions to be made are... View Details
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
globalization plans are thwarted. Already Latin America's leading candy producer and an exporter to over 100 countries, Arcor analyzes how it can become truly global with production facilities and distribution networks in various regions,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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CMO Changes in Distribution Show Hide Details Concepts DTC Brands: Fad or Disruption? DTC Brands: Innovations and Challenges, Part I DTC Brands: Innovations and Challenges, Part II Incumbent Responses Featured Exercises Evaluate... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
our borders – and this is critical given the distributed nature of the climate crisis. CarbonBuilt is in the business of decarbonizing concrete production, which is responsible for about 10 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
accustomed to lecture-style learning, would respond to the case method. Those concerns were quickly put to rest. “When you think about it,” explains Nolan, “the challenges that they’re facing in managing large companies, motivating people, and figuring out how to View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
Data and Machine Learning By: Guo, Xiaojia, Yael Grushka-Cockayne, and Bert De Reyck Abstract—Problem definition: In collaboration with Heathrow Airport, we develop a predictive system that generates quantile forecasts of transfer passengers’ connection times. Sampling... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
were assigned incomes reflective of the U.S. income distribution either at random or on merit—punished the poor (for small absolute contributions) and rewarded the rich (for large absolute contributions) when incomes were unknown; when... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Nov 2016
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November 15, 2016
Fall 2016 Journal of Economic Perspectives Global Talent Flows By: Kerr, William R., Sari Pekkala Kerr, and Çağlar Özden Abstract—The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8
isolation, and as a consequence avoid deviating much-for any given subset-from the expected overall distribution of judgments. For instance, an interviewer who has already highly recommended three applicants on a given day may be... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel